CRN Security News

One would think that the worst thing facing the security industry today is the increasing sophistication of cyberattacks coming at businesses from every corner. But what’s maybe even more threatening is this: There just aren’t enough security professionals to go around.

Kaspersky Lab discloses that it has discovered a sophisticated new malware platform, which it is calling Duqu 2.0, which had infiltrated several of its internal systems as well as executed nation-state attacks.

Menlo Security has emerged from stealth with $25 million in new funding to put toward developing its solution, which it says is a new take on email and web security that will overhaul the way security companies approach fighting malware.

The U.S. government said Thursday that it suspects China-based hackers have broken into government computer networks, in what might be one of the biggest breaches in history, according to the Wall Street Journal.

After a series of successful investments in the security space, Check Point Software founder Shlomo Kramer has placed his next big bet, disclosing a personal equity investment and joining the board of at breach detection company LightCyber.

While Congress took steps Tuesday to curtail unbridled government surveillance by the National Security Agency (NSA), solution providers said the efforts fall short of restoring damaged client trust in cloud services.

As the $1.9 billion acquisition of Websense by the major defense contractor closes, new CEO John McCormack said the joint venture means a unique perspective on the security market -- the ability to leverage best practices from the public sector in the commercial space.

As more enterprises start to adopt Software-as-a-Service applications, Palo Alto Networks is bolstering its portfolio in that area with the acquisition of CirroSecure, the company announced on its third-quarter earnings call.